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{{Infobox badminton player
| name                    = Chantal Botts
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| country                 = South Africa
| birth_date              = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1976|3|30}}
| birth_place             = [[Witbank]], [[Mpumalanga]], South Africa
| residence               =
| height                  = 1.65 m
| weight                  = 75 kg
| years_active            =
| handedness              =
| coach                   =
| event                   = Women's singles & doubles
| highest_ranking         =
| date_of_highest_ranking =
| medal_templates         =
{{MedalSport | Women's [[badminton]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{RSA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Badminton at the African Games|All-Africa Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Badminton at the 2003 All-Africa Games|2003 Abuja]]|Women's doubles}}
{{MedalGold|2003 Abuja|Mixed team}}
{{MedalGold|[[Badminton at the 2007 All-Africa Games|2007 Algiers]]|Women's doubles}}
{{MedalSilver|2007 Algiers|Mixed team}}
{{MedalBronze|2003 Abuja|Women's singles}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[African Badminton Championships|African Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2002 African Badminton Championships|2002 Casablanca]]|Women's doubles}}
{{MedalGold|2002 Casablanca|Mixed team}}
{{MedalGold|[[2004 African Badminton Championships|2004 Rose Hill]]|Women's doubles}}
{{MedalGold|2004 Rose Hill|Mixed team}}
{{MedalGold|[[2007 African Badminton Championships|2007 Rose Hill]]|Women's doubles}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2000 African Badminton Championships|2000 Bauchi]]|Women's singles}}
{{MedalSilver|2002 Casablanca|Mixed doubles}}
{{MedalSilver|2004 Rose Hill|Women's singles}}
{{MedalSilver|2007 Rose Hill|Mixed team}}
{{MedalBronze|2000 Bauchi|Women's doubles}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Africa Continental Team Badminton Championships|Africa Team Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2008 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa|2008 Rose Hill]]|Women's team}}
| bwfbadminton_id         = 10611
| bwf_id                  = A603195A-99F6-4360-95EA-A07D60475339
}}

'''Chantal Botts''' (born 30 March 1976) is a South African [[badminton]] player. Botts was the gold medallist in the women's doubles event at the [[Badminton at the 2003 All-Africa Games|2003]] and [[Badminton at the 2007 All-Africa Games|2007 All-Africa Games]].<ref>{{cite web|title=- Les Jeux Africains - "All Africa Games"|url=http://www.africa-badminton.com/DOSSIERJEUX/africains.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425090815/http://www.africa-badminton.com/DOSSIERJEUX/africains.htm |url-status=dead |publisher=Africa Badminton |archivedate=25 April 2012 |accessdate=25 January 2018}}</ref> She represented [[South Africa at the Summer Olympics|South Africa]] at the [[Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004]] and [[Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Olympic Games]] partnered with [[Michelle Claire Edwards|Michelle Edwards]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Feature – Michelle Edwards |url=https://www.supersport.com/olympics/badminton/news/120716/Feature_Michelle_Edwards |publisher=[[SuperSport (South African TV channel)|SuperSport]]|accessdate=25 January 2018}}</ref>

== Achievements ==

=== All Africa Games ===
''Women's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFB069"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2003 All-Africa Games|2003]]
| align="left" | [[National Stadium, Abuja|Indoor Sports Halls National Stadium]], [[Abuja]], Nigeria
| align="left" | {{flagicon|}}
| align="left"|
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

''Women's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFB069"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2003 All-Africa Games|2003]]
| align="left" | [[National Stadium, Abuja|Indoor Sports Halls National Stadium]],<br />[[Abuja]], Nigeria
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Michelle Claire Edwards|Michelle Edwards]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NGR}} [[Grace Daniel]]<br />{{flagicon|NGR}} [[Susan Ideh]]
| align="left" |
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:#FFB069"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2007 All-Africa Games|2007]]
| align="left" | Salle OMS El Biar,<br />[[Algiers]], Algeria
| align="left" | {{flagicon|RSA}} Michelle Edwards
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NGR}} Grace Daniel<br />{{flagicon|NGR}} Susan Ideh
| align="left" | 21–12, 9–21, 22–20
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|}

=== African  Championships ===
''Women's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center"|[[2000 African Badminton Championships|2000]]
| align="left"|Multi-Purpose Sports Hall, [[Bauchi (city)|Bauchi]], Nigeria
| align="left"|{{flagicon|MRI}} [[Amrita Sawaram]]
| align="left"|9–11, 3–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white"|[[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center"|[[2004 African Badminton Championships|2004]]
| align="left"|National Badminton Centre, [[Beau Bassin-Rose Hill|Rose Hill]], Mauritius
| align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Michelle Claire Edwards|Michelle Edwards]]
| align="left"|4–11, 2–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white"|[[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|}

''Women's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center"|[[2000 African Badminton Championships|2000]]
| align="left"|Multi-Purpose Sports Hall,<br />[[Bauchi (city)|Bauchi]], Nigeria
| align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Karen Coetzer]]
| align="left"|{{flagicon|NGR}} [[Grace Daniel]]<br />{{flagicon|NGR}} [[Miriam Sude]]
| align="left"|15–6, 4–15, 13–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white"|[[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center"|[[2002 African Badminton Championships|2002]]
| align="left"|Mohammed V Indoor Sport Complex,<br />[[Casablanca]], Morocco
| align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Michelle Claire Edwards|Michelle Edwards]]
| align="left"|{{flagicon|NGR}} Grace Daniel<br />{{flagicon|NGR}} Miriam Sude
| align="left"|
| style="text-align:left; background:white"|[[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center"|[[2004 African Badminton Championships|2004]]
| align="left"|National Badminton Centre,<br />[[Beau Bassin-Rose Hill|Rose Hill]], Mauritius
| align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} Michelle Edwards
| align="left"|{{flagicon|NGR}} Grace Daniel<br />{{flagicon|NGR}} Miriam Sude
| align="left"|
| style="text-align:left; background:white"|[[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center"|[[2007 African Badminton Championships|2007]]
| align="left"|Stadium Badminton Rose Hill,<br />Rose Hill, Mauritius
| align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} Michelle Edwards
| align="left"|{{flagicon|NGR}} Grace Daniel<br />{{flagicon|MRI}} [[Karen Foo Kune]]
| align="left"|21–19, 21–12
| style="text-align:left; background:white"|[[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center"|[[2002 African Badminton Championships|2002]]
| align="left"|Mohammed V Indoor Sport Complex,<br />[[Casablanca]], Morocco
| align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Johan Kleingeld]]
| align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Chris Dednam]]<br />{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Antoinette Uys]]
| align="left"|
| style="text-align:left; background:white"|[[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|}

=== BWF International Challenge/Series ===
''Women's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center"|1996
| align="left"|[[Mauritius International]]
| align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Justine Willmott]]
| align="left"|4–11, 2–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center"|2000
| align="left"|[[South Africa International]]
| align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Michelle Claire Edwards|Michelle Edwards]]
| align="left"|4–11, 0–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}

''Women's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center"|1999
| align="left"|[[South Africa International]]
| align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Linda Montignies]]
| align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Meagen Burnett]]<br />{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Karen Coetzer]]
| align="left"|17–14, 15–5
| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center"|2001
| align="left"|South Africa International
| align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Michelle Claire Edwards|Michelle Edwards]]
| align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Marika Daubern]]<br />{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Beverley Meerholz]]
| align="left"|15–1, 15–13
| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center"|2002
| align="left"|South Africa International
| align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} Michelle Edwards
| align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} Marika Daubern<br />{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Antoinette Uys]]
| align="left"|7–2, 8–6, 7–2
| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center"|2005
| align="left"|South Africa International
| align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} Michelle Edwards
| align="left"|{{flagicon|MRI}} [[Shama Aboobakar]]<br />{{flagicon|MRI}} [[Amrita Sawaram]]
| align="left"|15–5, 15–7
| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center"|2006
| align="left"|[[Mauritius International]]
| align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Kerry-Lee Harrington]]
| align="left"|{{flagicon|NGR}} [[Grace Daniel]]<br />{{flagicon|MRI}} [[Karen Foo Kune]]
| align="left"|15–21, 22–24
| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center"|2007
| align="left"|Mauritius International
| align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} Michelle Edwards
| align="left"|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Ana Moura (badminton)|Ana Moura]]<br />{{flagicon|SLO}} [[Maja Tvrdy]]
| align="left"|16–21, 18–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#E9E9E9"
| align="center"|2007
| align="left"|South Africa International
| align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} Michelle Edwards
| align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Jade Morgan]]<br />{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Annari Viljoen]]
| align="left"|21–23, 18–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|- style="background:#E9E9E9"
| align="center"|2008
| align="left"|Mauritius International
| align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} Michelle Edwards
| align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Stacey Doubell]]<br />{{flagicon|RSA}} Kerry-Lee Harrington
| align="left"|21–7, 17–21, 21–14
| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#E9E9E9"
| align="center"|2008
| align="left"|[[Kenya International]]
| align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} Michelle Edwards
| align="left"|{{flagicon|}}<br />{{flagicon|}}
| align="left"| 21–14, 21–8
| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#E9E9E9"
| align="center"|2008
| align="left"|South Africa International
| align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} Michelle Edwards
| align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} Jade Morgan<br />{{flagicon|RSA}} Annari Viljoen
| align="left"|12–21, 16–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
|- style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center"|2002
| align="left"|[[South Africa International]]
| align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Dean Potgieter]]
| align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Chris Dednam]]<br />{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Antoinette Uys]]
| align="left"|7–5, 1–7, 2–7
| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}

: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Challenge]] tournament

: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Series]] tournament
: {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Future Series]] tournament

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{BWFB|10611}}
* {{BWFT|A603195A-99F6-4360-95EA-A07D60475339|member_id=10611}}
* {{Olympics.com}}
* {{Olympedia}}

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[[Category:1976 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Witbank]]
[[Category:South African female badminton players]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic badminton players for South Africa]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2003 All-Africa Games]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2007 All-Africa Games]]
[[Category:African Games gold medalists for South Africa]]
[[Category:African Games silver medalists for South Africa]]
[[Category:African Games bronze medalists for South Africa]]
[[Category:African Games gold medalists in badminton]]
[[Category:African Games silver medalists in badminton]]
[[Category:African Games bronze medalists in badminton]]
[[Category:21st-century South African sportswomen]]